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From Speed Dating to Reconnecting
Season One ► October 6, 2021

From Speed Dating to Reconnecting

How do you go from speed dating to reconnecting? Episode 21 was all about Speed Dating your spouse/significant other. Marriages and Relationships start to begin to fizzle out over time. They don’t always end, but...

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Speed Dating
Season One ► September 29, 2021

Speed Dating

Marriages and Relationships begin to fizzle out over time. I’m not saying they end, but they lose their luster. We forget that we are people with interests, likes/dislikes, etc. Armando and I have kept a...

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Parenting a Killer
Season One ► September 21, 2021

Parenting a Killer

Our emotions and perceived “connections” lure us into high-profile cases where someone is murdered or vanishes. We saw this with Laci Peterson, Natalee Holloway, Casey Anthony, and now, Gabby Petito. In the past, we would...

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Splurges Parents Should Consider
Season One ► September 14, 2021

Splurges Parents Should Consider

We dig into splurges parents should consider, and they aren’t necessarily what you think! This episode has three categories – Indoor, Outdoor, and On the Go. Armando and Stacy try to keep these splurges on...

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Blast from the Past: Childhood Memories
Season One ► September 7, 2021

Blast from the Past: Childhood Memories

It’s a Blast from the Past: Childhood Memories! Take a stroll with us as we list our favorite childhood movies that are great to share with the kids. We only discuss movies from the ’80s...

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Homeschooling Might Not Be For You
Season One ► August 31, 2021

Homeschooling Might Not Be For You

Episode 17 is all about Homeschooling! Armando and Stacy dig into the world of homeschooling, and guess what? It might not be for you! A simple Google search can be overwhelming or barely scratch the...

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Teen Driving – a Rite of Passage
Season One ► August 24, 2021

Teen Driving – a Rite of Passage

Teen driving is a rite of passage but one that can bring parents to the edge of insanity. In episode 16, Armando and Stacy discuss the “psychos” on the road today, distracted driving, and the...

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“Techy” Ways to Stay Sane During Covid
Season One ► August 10, 2021

“Techy” Ways to Stay Sane During Covid

We are on week 3 of being stuck at home due to covid and found some “Techy” ways to stay sane during covid. First, it was our oldest who was sick, and now it is...

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Our Covid Experience
Season One ► August 3, 2021

Our Covid Experience

After a year and a half of avoiding getting covid, it finally crept into our house. Episode 14 is all about our covid experience with our son, Connor. I never thought we would have to...

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Back to School Blues
Season One ► July 27, 2021

Back to School Blues

Episode 13 – Back to School Blues It is already that time of year. The kids are heading back to school. I’ll admit, I am not a fan. Summer slipped away from us like ice melting...

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We’re Marty + Stacy, a husband and wife team who decided to start our podcast after having a mini existential crisis about growing up! Our kids are 17, 11, and 9, and we aren’t even 40 yet (well, one of us is). Marty jokes that we did everything too fast, so now we are here, just hanging in some balance of life.

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